Amazon Linux AMI : openssl097a (ALAS-2014-351)

high Nessus Plugin ID 78294

Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.

Description

It was found that OpenSSL clients and servers could be forced, via a specially crafted handshake packet, to use weak keying material for communication. A man-in-the-middle attacker could use this flaw to decrypt and modify traffic between a client and a server.
(CVE-2014-0224)

Solution

Run 'yum update openssl097a' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2014-351.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 78294

File Name: ala_ALAS-2014-351.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/12/2014

Updated: 11/12/2019

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openssl097a, cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openssl097a-debuginfo

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/19/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/5/2014

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0224

ALAS: 2014-351

RHSA: 2014:0626